Arne Vodder (16 February 1926 – 27 December 2009) was a Danish furniture designer, a close friend and partner of

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who had been his teacher.

Biography

Arne Vodder was trained by

, who became his friend and business partner. Before concentrating on furniture alone, in 1951 he opened his own studio with the architect Anton Borg. Together they designed some 1,100 low-cost houses which proved to be a great success. In the 1950s and 1960s, at a time when Denmark was receiving international recognition for its furniture, he designed a wide range of items. Despite the originality and timelessness of his style, he is not as well known as contemporaries such as

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and

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. Yet his works are simple and modest, crafted in natural materials such as rosewood and teak and, in particular, are free of sharp edges. One of his more notable pieces is a rosewood

sideboard A sideboard, also called a buffet, is an item of furniture traditionally used in the dining room for serving food, for displaying serving dishes, and for storage. It usually consists of a set of cabinets, or cupboards, and one or more drawers ...

with drawers shaped to avoid the need for handles. The timeless design of the piece combines exotic wood with coloured panels. Another classic is his

chaise longue A chaise longue (; , "long chair") is an upholstered sofa in the shape of a chair that is long enough to support the legs of the sitter. In modern French the term ''chaise longue'' can refer to any long reclining chair such as a deckchair. A ...

in teak and beech covered in wickered patent leather and produced by Bovirke. Other pieces include tables, desks, sofas and hall furniture, inspired by nature with soft, organic, elegantly curved lines. From the 1950s, Vodder worked with the furniture company Sibast on several sets of office furniture which did particularly well on the American market, even arousing the interest of

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.Signe Brogaard, "Arne Vodder"
''Bo Bedre''. Retrieved 16 December 2011. In the 1960s, the furniture not only reached the White House but could be seen in banks, airline offices, embassies and hotels across the globe. Vodder also arranged international exhibitions in Sweden, England, Austria and the United States together with

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and

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.Bo Godt, "Klassisk, dansk møbelarkitektur"
''Bolig Kultur''. Retrieved 16 November 2011. Vodder worked with a number of manufacturers including Cadovius, Nielaus, Erik Jorgensen, Fritz Hansen, Sibast furniture and latterly Kircodan in Bangkok."Arne Vodders tidløse klassikere"
, ''Rum'', 4 April 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2011.

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